Peggy

[Verse 1] I heard they got Peggy, man They took her back Accused of destruction of property That's all we were in those days Snatched her back into a slave From across the frozen brown river Even though she'd already been free Same age as Ian Curtis About five foot three With a scar on the left side of her forehead and cheek [Chorus] When the judge asked how this came to be Peggy said, "A white man struck me" [Verse 2] Coldest winter in sixty years Frozen tears as she drifted in ice water After thoughts of the butcher knife she took to the throat of her own daughter Took damn near five hundred deputy recruits to try and maintain some kinda order But who could say she had no right? Who could blame her! Someday she'll run back to God Uh huh! Mm hmm [Chorus] Through proud and gritted teeth Peggy said, "A white man done struck me" [Bridge] Life's hard I know, I know, I know But now it's time to pick up the pieces Life's hard I know, I know, I know But it's time to pick up the pieces [Spoken Outro] SPEAKER 1: Man, I dunno, I dunno if you heard about, about Peggy, what she did, what she did to them children... SPEAKER 2: Whoo, I hear about that, yeah... SPEAKER 1: Aw man, oh goddammit... SPEAKER 2: Oh, goddamn, it broke my heart... SPEAKER 1: Yeah, oh god, wait--five of them? SPEAKER 2: Five SPEAKER 1: Five?! SPEAKER 2: Yeah, five of those kids... SPEAKER 1: Oh man... SPEAKER 2: And I think one a the kids was by Massa SPEAKER 1: Oh... SPEAKER 2: New baby was by Massa so she couldn't take it home